15 Feb 2013

A retired Chinese official said he was disappointed that old acquaintances, who used to give his children lai see packets containing thousands of yuan, did not give them any this year, reported ...

5:56PM
20 Dec 2012

It's just as well that my colleague over on the Lai See column, down there in the rear of our Business section, has taken leave, given an item of news befitting the silly season.

3:22AM
27 Oct 2007

Unlike the market, baby boom reflects long-term focus

It is hard not to know anyone who says they are expecting a baby this season, if they are not already celebrating that new...

9:09AM
20 Jan 2007

Glitz, glamour and cast of thousands as beverly hills comes to town


If there is anything that can help the sale of the Beverly Hills, Henderson Land will do it.

3:07PM
6 Jun 2006

financiers of the future earn their tea and biscuits with six hours' sweat

7:41PM
23 May 2006

The high, mighty and poetic to farewell the banker's banker


On Sir John Bond's last day as HSBC chairman, guess who will be missing him most?

6:18PM

tycoons demonstrate it's face, not form, that really matters


Let it be known that Lai See is not making a pitch for the position of the South China Morning Post racing editor. This...

9:09AM

CHAMBER BOSS SENDS AN UNWELCOME CHILL THROUGH THE SALARIED RANKS


Despite a bull market and strong company earnings, the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is cautioning employers...

3:35AM

PLAYING GOOD COP, BAD COP AS CHINA'S BIG BANK OFFERINGS COME TO MARKET


Rarely has a newly listed company research report employed as many question marks as full stops. But Merrill...

3:09AM

Government needs a rear-view mirror to right distorted vision

8:55PM

air attack


A recorded phone conversation between an irate customer and Airport Authority (AA) staff is making the rounds in cyberspace. The 16-minute track has a certain Mr Ho...

5:39PM

SAY IT AIN'T SO, BETTY


CLP Power managing director Betty Yuen struck a blow for her female peers in an interview with Ming Pao, saying that it was the social responsibility of women...

3:47PM

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